Maskelynes language

Phonology

Consonants

• are in free variation as unreleased or unvoiced word-finally or before a consonant
• * is also in free variation as nasal word-finally, especially among young speakers
• is realized as a voiceless among some speakers, especially young
• are unreleased word-finally or before a consonant
• lose their labialization word-finally when not followed by a vowel and before
• * is in free variation as trilled before and sometimes before
• is before voiced consonants
• are before voiceless consonants and word-finally
• is in free variation with for some speakers
• are vocalic when in nucleus following

  Vowels

• is near-close between front consonants
• is close-mid word-finally
• is after labiovelarized consonants or before
• are realised as single morphemes,
• is realised as front between front consonants, and near-close when proceeded or preceded by back consonants
• is front between front consonants

  Voiceless vowel

Phonotactics

Letter-to-phoneme correspondence

Grammar

Verbs

Reduplication